James Peale (1749–1831): pittore americano noto per i ritratti in miniatura e le nature morte, fratello maggiore di Charles Willson Peale e figura chiave nella nascita del museo statunitense.
The donor identified the sitter, Francis Depau (1744-1836), as a New York City shipowner and merchant who later established the first line of packet ships between New York and Le Havre, France. Depau married Sylvie de Grasse, daughter of the comte de Grasse.